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The natural history of crouch gait in bilateral cerebral palsy: A systematic review.
Research in Developmental Disabilities 2018 September
AIM: To systematically review the natural history of crouch gait in bilateral cerebral palsy (CP) in the absence of surgical intervention and to review any relationship between clinical variables and progression of knee crouch.
METHODS: Relevant literature was identified by searching article databases (PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Web of Science). Included studies reported on participants with bilateral CP who had 3-dimensional gait analysis on at least two occasions with no surgical interventions between analyses.
RESULTS: Five papers (4 retrospective cohort studies; 1 case report) comprised the final selection. Studies varied in follow-up times and participant numbers. Increased knee flexion over time was reported in the four retrospective studies with two distinct patterns of increasing knee flexion evident. Only the case-study reported improved knee extension between assessments. Four studies demonstrated increased hamstring tightness over time with the biggest increases related to longer follow-up time rather than increase in crouch.
CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: The existing literature suggests that the natural history of crouch gait is towards increasing knee flexion over time. Future prospective studies of bigger groups are needed to examine the relationship between increasing crouch and clinical variables.
METHODS: Relevant literature was identified by searching article databases (PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Web of Science). Included studies reported on participants with bilateral CP who had 3-dimensional gait analysis on at least two occasions with no surgical interventions between analyses.
RESULTS: Five papers (4 retrospective cohort studies; 1 case report) comprised the final selection. Studies varied in follow-up times and participant numbers. Increased knee flexion over time was reported in the four retrospective studies with two distinct patterns of increasing knee flexion evident. Only the case-study reported improved knee extension between assessments. Four studies demonstrated increased hamstring tightness over time with the biggest increases related to longer follow-up time rather than increase in crouch.
CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: The existing literature suggests that the natural history of crouch gait is towards increasing knee flexion over time. Future prospective studies of bigger groups are needed to examine the relationship between increasing crouch and clinical variables.
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